The Torres-Martinez Reservation in Riverside County has been the dumping ground for large amounts of illegal waste in the Coachella Valley. Under the direction of the Torres Martinez Solid Waste Collaborative, a 25 member collaborative with representatives from the Tribe, federal, state, regional and local agencies, and community-based organizations, 27 illegal dump sites were identified and an action plan developed to address the issue.

EFC9 was awarded a grant from the U.S. EPA to conduct an analysis evaluating the feasibility of developing a small environmental pilot project. The results of report are not intended to dictate a future use of the former dump sites, but to provide information about possible options.

Twenty potential technologies were identified and evaluated based on their ability to satisfy feasibility conditions as outlined by the tribe. The research team concluded that eight best met the tribe's criteria.

Following this assessment, the team then looked to identify potential Green Technology Enterprise Opportunities that might also satisfy the tribe's conditions and came up with a number of projects could be developed by the tribe or by a third party. To assist in the process, EFC9 identified potential funding sources ranging from third party developers to bonds, loans and grants from public and private sources.